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Enroll in a Crash Course at "Lost" University

Lessons in the physics of time-travel and underwater plot-weaving offered to students of the new online "Lost University." The tuition? the purchase price of Season 5 on Blu-Ray, available in stores starting today.READ»

The Art of the Idea: 8 Ways to Light the Bulb Above Your Head

Have you ever felt like you are stuck in a rut in your life? John Hunt, worldwide creative director of TBWA, believes you can change that by simply harvesting the ideas already swimming in your head.READ»

Ask The Headhunter: How Do I Explain Why I Left an Unethical Employer?

Q: I am currently employed full-time and grateful to have a job. I am in the finance department of a small company which has no accountability, multiple "hands in the pot," and uses unethical business practices. My suggestions to ...READ»

For-Profit Universities Want Some Respect

For-profit higher-education programs are booming -- even Jack Welch has signed on. Can market-driven schools award online diplomas that graduates are proud of?READ»

• Not Quite Ready for the Honor Roll

Visualizing Facebookers' Comments on Privacy Tweaks: Dislike Not an Option

Oh Facebook, when are you going to learn? When you've got over a third of a billion people using your site to basically fritter the day away, any tweaks are going to stir up your population. What are Facebookers saying about these new ...READ»

Ask the Headhunter Q&A: Should I Take a Cut in Pay?

Q: I've been unemployed for six weeks. Was earning around $120k. Have been offered a position at $85k and, quite frankly, I need the money. Even more important, I recognize that my self esteem is too bound up in my career: I need to ...READ»

Conference Organizers: Bag the Swag

Even a conference like Opportunity Green can fall victim to the Cult of Swag. Stuart Karten wants it to stop.READ»

• Stuart Karten's Dear Stuart blog

Mapping Job Loss Live! In Gloomy Color!

You might remember this graphic depicting the spread of economic stress in the U.S. when the AP did it a month ago. The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have done snapshot versions, too. But now it's caught on with the ...READ»

Will Tweet for a Book Deal

Aspiring authors check your Twitter feed. Are you witty? Are you providing a fresh perspective on something that's hot right now? Can you make your 140 characters sing with all the abbreviated elegance of a budding Bard? If so, you ...READ»

Forget the Interview Pipeline, Find Job Candidates Before You Need Them

A business says it needs to hire great people. Yada, yada, yada. No problem, go for it, some might say. But an Ask The Headhunter reader insists on more specifics:Q: Hiring great people is a noble goal but it raises two challenges: ...READ»

How Do I Make My Resume Stick?

CV.v2 asks: I am putting together a resume for the first time since the days when I listed student-club memberships and honor rolls on it. Any advice for making a resume stick?READ»

The Car of the Future Is Deep Orange

With Deep Orange students, instructors and industry-types are getting together to take a vehicle from the white board to the road at Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research.READ»

The Smart Grid Opportunity

Electrification was named the "Greatest Engineering Achievement of the 20th Century" by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. The smart grid may soon prove to be the greatest engineering achievement of the 21st.READ»

Return of La Buena Vida: Conran Poised for Cuban Invasion

Sir Terence Conran, the designer and founder of the Conran Shop, has made preparations to design a dozen hotels and resorts in Cuba. Sir Terence, who revolutionized the sale and marketing of home furnishings in the sixties and ...READ»

Introducing Guest Blogger Tucker Viemeister: Industrial Design Is in His Blood

Designers often talk about the moment they realized their destiny lay in design. For Tucker Viemeister, it was pretty much the moment he was conceived. Yes, Tucker was born to Read Viemeister, a famous industrial designer (and an ...READ»

• Tucker Viemeister's blog What's Cookin'?

Toss Your Resume in the Trash and Tell Employers Your Story

How do you craft a resume that tells a compelling story? Don't even try it. Throw away your resume and focus on creating a narrative.READ»

Talent Management Summit: Retention Has Replaced Recruitment

The hiring rate today is at just 3% -- meaning only 3% of jobs in any given month are new, the lowest since the government started tracking this stat in 2000 -- and unemployment is at quarter-century highs. But the HR people of ...READ»

Mike Rowe: What Matters More, Judgment or Experience?

Most people make the same mistakes over and over again, so why do we value experience so highly? READ»

• 30 Second MBA

Should Unemployed Americans Look for Work Abroad?

Fast Company takes a look at employment opportunities for expats overseas in developed and developing nations.READ»

Set the Employment Blender to 'Liquify'

That sucking sound is your resume going into the vortex.READ»